Three arrested after climate change activists targeted girl with a pearl earring

Video still of the incident

Three people have been arrested at The Hague’s Mauritshuis after a climate change protest over Vermeer’s ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’.

A video circulating on social media shows two men next to a priceless piece of art. They are both wearing his T-shirt that says “Just Stop Oil”. It’s like sticking your hand to the wall.

Another is shown with his head glued to the glass covering the painting, while the first tilts a tomato can against his neck to the dismay of the other visitors.

It is not yet known if there was paint damage, but the NOS said it does not appear to be the case. Police say the three were arrested for “attacking property.”

The room where the painting is displayed is not open to the public.

Dutch museum bosses had expressed concern earlier this week about new trends in climate change activism, including throwing food at priceless works of art.

In May, the cake was painted on Mona Lisa At the Louvre Museum in Paris and earlier this month, Just Stop Oil protesters threw tomato soup at homes. van gogh sunflower It is in the National Gallery in London.Works by Monet was also defiled Served with Potsdam mashed potatoes.

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